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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
New Global Research Site Announced in Hong Kong
operations for the School in the Asia-Pacific region. Slated to open this fall, the center will be staffed by an executive director and one or two research associates. "The idea is to have people on the ground who are able to connect with... View Details
Keywords: Audrey Snee; photographs by Graham Uden
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens
same time, the center staff will discuss ideas with faculty, assist with research, and collaborate with people from the region on topics of mutual interest. "We view ourselves as a link between HBS faculty and the region," said Herrero.... View Details
- 04 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Podcast: The Potential Partnership of India and China
this idea of "mutualism" is an important theme as Khanna considers how China and India are reshaping each other, as well as their growing impact on business around the globe. We asked Khanna to identify the signs of this... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Mar 2012
- Article
Fixing What's Wrong with U.S. Politics
history shows it's not new. Moreover, sharp ideological battles have often proved highly productive in policy terms, delivering the best ideas from both sides. In the 1840s, for instance, state politicians who were deeply skeptical of... View Details
- Portrait Project
Zubby Achara
a high, while the family is still proud of you?” Hours pass and the tools before me remain untouched. I can’t bring myself to lift a finger. I quiver in shame at my apparent weakness. I reluctantly abandon the idea of suicide as I realize... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Business as a Force for Good in Society
create an institute such as this, which will generate ideas with impact, is made possible by gifts to the HBS Fund. This support each year from alumni and friends provides the flexible resources needed to fuel the School’s core activities... View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
value—and ultimately sold it for $300 million. That financial success gave Fisher the philanthropic freedom to back other ideas that could solve some of mankind’s serious challenges. “I am passionately engaged in mission-driven... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Peeling Back the Global Brand
higher quality products Global status—the idea that transnational brands confer an elite status on the buyer Country-of-origin quality—the idea that "a food chain" of production means that... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
push individuals into starting ventures out of necessity. When this happens, aspiring entrepreneurs often lower the threshold for the quality of the business ideas they pursue. Companies founded during such periods often display weaker... View Details
- Profile
Bruce Gago
me to pursue this new business immediately after HBS. Finally, HBS quite simply gave me the confidence to embrace risk. Many students--including me--attended HBS in order to reduce future career risk. Throughout my two years at HBS, I learned that if you have a... View Details
- Profile
Mike Monagle
business and then moved into a strategic role managing company interests in Asia. As it became clearer that Mike wanted to build a business of his own, he recognized a need to expand his skills and “reflect on my future,” he says. “In the right program, I could test my... View Details
- 21 Feb 2020
- News
Style for Everyone
Nadia Boujarwah and Lydia Gilbert (both MBA 2013) cofounded Dia & Co right out of HBS, producing fashion and online services for plus-size women. In this interview, they talk about the inspiration for the idea and the need it serves. “Dia... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Classroom Lessons Put Into Practice Abroad
and implement our idea for a kids’ menu,” says Jiang. “But we discovered that the consumer preferences and concepts of a bakery were completely different in Brazil. It challenged us to understand the customers’ mind-sets,” explains... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
Professor Herzlinger shared her vision for health care in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge senior editor Martha Lagace. Herzlinger's next book, Consumer-Driven Health Care, will be published in January 2003 by Jossey-Bass.Lagace: You have a bold View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Profile
Beau D'Arcy
How was the idea for Breakwater Chicago born? "I came up with the idea for Breakwater Chicago after my business school internship at The Venetian in Las Vegas. I observed that Chicago had not yet picked... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Multimedia Simulation Provides Real-World Reality Check
the same tools that they’ve seen in the [Strategy] course,” he adds. “We can have a case discussion to determine whether ideas are reasonable or not, but there’s no way for us to test them in the classroom. In the simulation, students... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Reinventing the Wheel
extracting carbon black from discarded models to create new ones. Cardozo first heard about the idea in 2013 while serving as an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Dutch incubator YES!Delft. The idea of... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 23 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Are Great Teams Less Productive?
their desires to help make their organizations more effective and responsive. I met many individuals with great ideas and insights working in large organizations that seemed to be enacting policies or producing products that didn't... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
this is not what business does or should do, Henderson said. “If managers can support public institutions and provide public goods and make money, why aren't they?” "They say the answer is regulation or the answer is taxation," said Henderson. "The View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Portrait Project
Sally Aaron
and others, like starting my own family and writing a book, I hope do so with a commitment to my values and beliefs. I believe in respect for all people and their traditions, in treating others with dignity and compassion, in pursuing love and friendship with an open... View Details